Ballyholland birds hard to beat

Robert Montgomery who won this weeks race in the Coleraine & Co Derry RPS from Fermoy and the pools as well.

Published:08:52Thursday 24 August 2017

Last weekend the NIPA birds were competing from Fermoy. 18,300 birds were liberated at 10.45am in a Westerly wind.

Ballyholland in Newry had the best birds with 1st Open won by Sands & Rice doing velocity 1685, and hard luck to Owen Markey who has finished 2rd Open NIPA for the third time this year. They were followed by Ian Gibb & Sons of Glenavy & Dist 1st Sect D and G & M Atcheson of Ligoniel 1st Sect C.

Kells & District HPS 7/164 – Surgenor Bros 1585, A Barkley & Son 1536, Surgenor Bros 1517, B Swann & Son 1516. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – Surgenor Bros 1517, A Barkley & Son 1501, Surgenor Bros 1472, B Swann & Son 1450. The members of the club were saddened this week to hear of the death of a senior member of the club, James Shields. Although living in Antrim he raced to his loft at Ballynoe Road, Tardree and his presence will be missed by all his fellow members. He was a true gentleman of the sport.

Portadown & Drumcree HPS 10/322 – Hagan & Rowney 1624, 1624, 1607, 1587. 2 Bird Club - Neil Haughian, Hagan and Rowney. Showing us all the way today fantastic card from a partnership at the top of their game. Congratulations also to Neil Haughian on winning the 2 Bird and the Ring Scheme.

Marking Arrangements for Cullybackey Centre – Money for Talbenny YB Nat will be collected on Wed 23rd Aug in Cullybackey Clubrooms from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. All birds race marked in Cullybackey Thur 24th Aug from 3.30pm to 6.00pm. All ETS clocks to be cleared of all races, T3 clocks ready after lorry leaves clubrooms.

Money for Rosscarberry YB Nat will be collected Tues 5th Sept in Cullybackey Clubrooms 8.30 pm to 9.30pm. Birds will be race marked Fri 8th Sept 3.30pm to 6.00pm. ETS Clocks to be cleared of all races, T3 clocks ready after lorry leaves.

Lost Ballymena Area IHU15 N-27280 blue hen, contact HOMER. Found PL11098-13/0385. Contact Ballymena Tel: 256 43004. BE17-6087743 bird found by non-fancier any know who owns this bird? Roy Bothwell from Lurgan has just moved some young birds, the best of his distance lines that in last 4 seasons have won 13th, 17th, 25th, 39th and 42nd in the Kings Cup plus the Triple Crown. Tel: 012 38 329548.